Sled



A. V. BARGERY.

SLED.

APPLICATION FILED mm: a, 1920.

Patented Oct. 12, 1920.

BY r I ATTORNEYS.

FIG-8 UNITED STATES] ALBERT V. BARGERY, OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

SLED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 12, 1920.

Application filed June 8, 1920. SeriaI'No. 387,343.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT V. BARGERY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Sioux City, in the county of VVoodb-ury and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention contemplates an improved dirigible sled, particularly designed for coasting, the invention having for a further object the production of such a sled, comparatively inexpensive, yet sturdy in construction and thoroughly eflicient in operation.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention, consisting in the construction, combination and novel arrangement of parts, will be fully understood from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this application and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding plarts throughout the several views, of whic Figure 1 is a plan of a sled, constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the steering runner and associated parts.

Referring now to the illustrations, my improved sled consists, preferably, of parallel runners 4, carried by longitudinal frame members, ,5, interconnected by cross-members, 6, supporting floor or seat boards, 7 and 8, the latter being centrally disposed and extended a distance forwardly of the boards, 7. r

The front end portions of the frame members, 5, are interconnected by a cross-memher, 9, and directly below said cross-memher, 9, the runners, 4, are inter-connected by an arched cross-member, 10, in the center of which is rotatably supported, the lower end of a post, 11, the upper end of which is rotatably supported in the cross-member, 9. The said post carries a forwardly extending runner, 12, the front end of which is connected by suitable rigid braces, 13, with the end portions of a cross-bar, 14, centrally pivoted as at 15 to the cross-member, 9. The said cross-bar, 14, projects from the sides of the sled, and its end portions are suitably shaped for engagement by the feet of the rider.

By virtue of this construction, it is clear that the sled is steered either to the right or left by turning the cross-bar, 14, to direct the sled in the desired direction.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

A sled including a pair of runners, a

frame supported thereby, including a centrally disposed, forwardly extended part, an arched cross-member interconnecting the front end portions of the runners, a crossmember directly above said first cross-member, a post having its end portions journaled in said cross-members, a steering runner carried by and extended forwardly from said post, a cross-bar pivoted co-axially with the post and adapted to be swung by the riders feet, and braces interconnecting the front end of'the steering'runner and the end portions of the cross-bar.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of June, 1920.

ALBERT V. BARGERY. 

